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@defundvicpd.bsky.social

Calling for defunding the Victoria Police Department (VicPD) and reallocating resources to community supports and services. On the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples. 🌐 DefundVicPD.org

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Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 4d ago

Police spending increased by $11.6M in 2026, reaching a total of $95 million. By comparison, libraries, parks, arts and culture, and funding for housing received a combined increase of $1.6 mill. What do mayor/council candidates think of this extreme gap? Check out our blog ⬇️ and then vote! #yyj

Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 2w ago

The results are in and we have compiled the responses from City of Victoria mayor/council candidates about their positions on the police budget. We received responses from 50% of mayoral candidates and just 24% of council candidates defundvicpd.org/2026/10/05/r... #yyj

Devin Dignam@devindignam.bsky.social · 7d ago

I found a great way to figure out who to vote for in the Victoria municipal elections – go to the "Sustainable Victoria Network" website and do the exact opposite of everything they recommend. Anyone who endorses Melissa Cseszko and Marg Gardiner is not someone you should listen to. #yyjpoli

Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 6d ago

defundvicpd.org/2026/10/05/r... #yyj

REPORT: 2026 Election – City of Victoria Candidates on the Police Budget

The results are in from our questionnaire, and we have compiled the responses from City of Victoria mayoral and council candidates about their positions on the police budget. We received responses …

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Brishti Basu@brishti.bsky.social · 6d ago

One person dead 48 hours after bylaw threw away rescue medication. Naloxone kits disposed of. Memorials torn down. Even a board game taken. In 2nd part of our series @mikegraeme.bsky.social & I dig into impacts of bylaw enforcement which has ramped up with more $$ over the past year.⬇️ #yyj #bcpoli

Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 2w ago

The results are in and we have compiled the responses from City of Victoria mayor/council candidates about their positions on the police budget. We received responses from 50% of mayoral candidates and just 24% of council candidates defundvicpd.org/2026/10/05/r... #yyj

REPORT: 2026 Election – City of Victoria Candidates on the Police Budget

The results are in from our questionnaire, and we have compiled the responses from City of Victoria mayoral and council candidates about their positions on the police budget. We received responses …

defundvicpd.org

BARO@baro.bsky.social · last wk.

So my local fire fighters have a hard right culture warrior type as their spokesperson, and they've decided to violate a bunch of basic public servant rules and spread lies so bad the fire chief is getting involved, all to support a slate of right wing candidates. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va...

Victoria fire chief flags concerns with union’s civic election campaign

The chief of the Victoria Fire Department is dispelling apparent “myths or rumours” from a civic election campaign, which he worries could mislead voters about public safety.

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Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cops in Schools? The results are in and we have compiled the responses from SD61 School Board Candidates about the School Police Liaison Officer (SPLO) Program. We received responses from 21% of candidates #yyj defundvicpd.org/2026/10/06/r...

REPORT: 2026 SD61 School Board Candidates on SPLO Program

The results are in from our questionnaire, and we have compiled the responses from SD61 School Board Candidates about the School Police Liaison Officer (SPLO) Program. We received responses from 21…

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P.O.W.E.R.@policeoversight.ca · 2w ago

A conviction rate of just 1.43%: tracing BC's IIO investigations into police-involved deaths, killings and serious harm 78% percent of those convictions were for driving offences. ...And in BC, sexual assault by police is not considered "serious harm" www.policeoversight.ca/p/iio-and-th...

IIO & the illusion of police oversight in BC

A conviction rate of 1.43 per cent: Investigations in police-involved deaths, killings and serious harm from 2014 to 2021

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Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cops in Schools? The results are in and we have compiled the responses from SD61 School Board Candidates about the School Police Liaison Officer (SPLO) Program. We received responses from 21% of candidates #yyj defundvicpd.org/2026/10/06/r...

REPORT: 2026 SD61 School Board Candidates on SPLO Program

The results are in from our questionnaire, and we have compiled the responses from SD61 School Board Candidates about the School Police Liaison Officer (SPLO) Program. We received responses from 21…

defundvicpd.org

Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 2w ago

The results are in and we have compiled the responses from City of Victoria mayor/council candidates about their positions on the police budget. We received responses from 50% of mayoral candidates and just 24% of council candidates defundvicpd.org/2026/10/05/r... #yyj

REPORT: 2026 Election – City of Victoria Candidates on the Police Budget

The results are in from our questionnaire, and we have compiled the responses from City of Victoria mayoral and council candidates about their positions on the police budget. We received responses …

defundvicpd.org

Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is a good intro to your local candidates for municipal election. Responses (or no responses) from candidates to the question of police budget coming to your inbox soon. Sign up for updates: defundvicpd.org #yy #defundVicPd

Livable CRD@livablecrd.bsky.social · 4w ago

The Livable CRD Candidate Scorecard, now available at LivableCRD.ca, brings together candidates’ responses to key municipal issues on a single website. The goal is to make it easier for voters to explore candidates’ positions and conduct their own research ahead of election day.

Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 4w ago

Well, the candidates are declared for 2026 Local Government & School Trustee Elections. We have aasked them their stances on police budget and School Police Liaison Officers (SPLOs). Stay tuned for the responses! #yyj #bcPoli #DefundVicPD defundvicpd.org/2026/09/20/c...

Candidates Declared for 2026 Local Government & School Trustee Elections – We asked them their stances on police budget and SPLOs

Candidates running for mayor and council in the City of Victoria’s 2026 Local Government Election, along with candidates running for the Greater Victoria School Districts 2026 School Trustee Electi…

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Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · 4w ago

Well, the candidates are declared for 2026 Local Government & School Trustee Elections. We have aasked them their stances on police budget and School Police Liaison Officers (SPLOs). Stay tuned for the responses! #yyj #bcPoli #DefundVicPD defundvicpd.org/2026/09/20/c...

Candidates Declared for 2026 Local Government & School Trustee Elections – We asked them their stances on police budget and SPLOs

Candidates running for mayor and council in the City of Victoria’s 2026 Local Government Election, along with candidates running for the Greater Victoria School Districts 2026 School Trustee Electi…

defundvicpd.org

Dannie G@dgodin1234.bsky.social · last mo.

"officers involved in the "Project South" investigation sold cocaine to each other, gave out police uniforms to organized crime, and shared several people's personal information so they could be murdered." Holy 3rd world corrupt cop level of shit. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

These are some of the bombshell allegations in newly unsealed Project South documents

Newly unsealed court documents in the Project South investigation were released to the public Wednesday, shedding more light on the explosive allegations made against several GTA police officers charg...

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Defund VicPD@defundvicpd.bsky.social · last mo.

Welcome back to school, students and caregivers! Want to know what the cops are telling your kids in school? Well it’s secret. Luckily Stephen here submitted an FOI to find out #yyj #DefundVicPd

Stephen Harrison@stephenharrison.bsky.social · last mo.

Second, after learning that police don’t make their school liaison officer presentations available, I FOI’d all those presentations and posted them here, from VicPD, Oak Bay PD, and Saanich PD. Some of the presentations include incorrect information. Cool. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/slo-rec...

Stephen Harrison@stephenharrison.bsky.social · last mo.

Given the light agenda, here are some recent FOI stories. Between 2024 and 2025, Victoria and Esquimalt funded 6.2 years in paid suspensions for officers accused of offences or misconduct. The police board can make suspensions without pay, but they didn’t. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/vicpd-s...

VicPD pays six years in salary to suspended officers — Needs More Spikes

Between 2024 and 2025, VicPD suspended six officers with pay for a total of 13,040 hours. That works out to more than a year for each of those six officers. Payments to those suspended officers may ha...

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Stephen Harrison@stephenharrison.bsky.social · last mo.

Three notes: 1) The police board once again failed to meet the legal requirement to post its agenda a week in advance. 2) The board has stopped posting its in camera agendas. You couldn’t usually glean much, but it was something. 3) When VicPD updated its website, it erased all agendas before 2025.

Stephen Harrison@stephenharrison.bsky.social · last mo.

The provincial government has an entire website devoted to posting data, and so does VicPD. It’s telling what they choose not to release, or fight to keep secret. No VicPD press release is going to tell you that an officer says they threatened to tase someone accused of littering in 2023.

Screenshot of text from province. Reads in part: Consultations: Victoria PD was consulted and requested the records be withheld in their entirety. Recommendations: Access denied pursuant to sections 15, 16, and 22.Screenshot of email from province. Text reads: “Each access to information request is assessed individually, and severing decisions may vary depending on the specific content of the records and the context in which they were created. In this case, the severing reflects the outcome of consultations conducted as part of the review process.”
Stephen Harrison@stephenharrison.bsky.social · last mo.

It took 343 days to get this data after VicPD and the province tried to shut it down.

Stephen Harrison@stephenharrison.bsky.social · last mo.

VicPD asked the province not to release any of its use of force data, and they agreed. After multiple appeals, we can now see things like how often VicPD injured people, including people they’ve already jailed, or used force during “wellness checks.” needsmorespikes.com/blog/use-of-... #yyj #cdnfoi

Stephen Harrison@stephenharrison.bsky.social · last mo.

VicPD asked the province not to release any of its use of force data, and they agreed. After multiple appeals, we can now see things like how often VicPD injured people, including people they’ve already jailed, or used force during “wellness checks.” needsmorespikes.com/blog/use-of-... #yyj #cdnfoi

VicPD and province try to stop release of police “use of force” data — Needs More Spikes

VicPD asked the government not to release data showing how its officers used force between 2022 and 2024. The government agreed, but they were overruled by the privacy commissioner. The data shows Vic...

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Critical Criminology@critcrim.bsky.social · last mo.

Cops in action. "Saanich police watched but did not intervene for over a month as Canada's most prolific voyeur strode through businesses with a phone in hand in breach of bail conditions." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Police did not intervene as Canada's most prolific voyeur was 'looking for more victims,' court records show | CBC News

Saanich police watched but did not intervene for over a month as Canada's most prolific voyeur strode through businesses with a phone in hand while out on bail, in breach of bail conditions. Court re...

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